The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[bugglesmommy]

Hi, I had thought a very annoying, poorly timed power outage which made me a day late to set had knocked me out of the game, but a P.M. from BYC's wonderful team let me know that it was okay, so mark down my 14 hatch-a-long eggs please! I have a mixture of Ameraucana (BBS and Wheaten) SBELS and Swedish Flower Hen eggs.

 

[TJChickens]

Since not turning might cause poor embryonic development, try two things that helps increase embryonic development.

1. Cool the eggs from today until day 18. Simply take the top off of the incubator for 1 to two hours each night.
2. mist the eggs with fresh clean water every couple of days from today until day 18. You have to be careful with that one because dirty water can cause bacteria.

3. Lower the temperature to 99 at hatch.
4. shipped eggs need to be set with the big end up in a carton (I checked my notes on incubation and that is what I understand for research) if the air cells are "wonky" or saddle. Keep and eye out for ones that pip in the small end--but if you set the eggs slightly tilted you will see them pip at the bottom usually.

Do not give up! they have not been sentenced to death yet.

I am assuming, turn off the incubators while I have them open so they don't have heart attacks in their little motors? Should I mist them while they are warm or while they are cooling? I mist duck eggs usually anyways but I have only done it a couple times with these and then thought maybe their air cells were too large for the extra evaporation. I'll candle tonight and try to get a better idea what the cells are doing....
The eggs in the styro are setting upright in the non-functioning turner and the eggs in the rcom are upright in cartons with holes cut out of the bottom.
Thanks for the hope

 

[ronott1]

I am assuming, turn off the incubators while I have them open so they don't have heart attacks in their little motors? Should I mist them while they are warm or while they are cooling? I mist duck eggs usually anyways but I have only done it a couple times with these and then thought maybe their air cells were too large for the extra evaporation. I'll candle tonight and try to get a better idea what the cells are doing....
The eggs in the styro are setting upright in the non-functioning turner and the eggs in the rcom are upright in cartons with holes cut out of the bottom.
Thanks for the hope

I would mist them before putting the lid back on the incubator.

Along with helping the air cell get bigger, misting causes gasses to move between the egg and the outside. It is very good for the embryo. Do watch the air cell size though.

 

[Arielle]

Here are the eggs that I set tonight. The late eggs as I call them. Love the colors. Photos never do justice with egg color.

Glad they arrived-- are the eggs a blue, rather than the green on my screen?

 

[JennaLynn122]

[COLOR=FF0066]WHEEEEEE!!!! So eggciting!![/COLOR]

first hatch for me so its super exciting.I didn't know they would be moving so much and they are getting so big!!!

 

[RandyAruba]

Want.
Thank you for sharing!

Same here!

Got as far as I can tonight - will try to catch up tomorrow, but once again, thank goodness for Ron's Daily Digest!!!

22842CF5


Does any one know which hatchery or breeder can send day old chick internationaly??? Want some black copper marran, barred plymouth rock, blue cochins and some buff brahma

Can any one help me???
I live in Aruba and 3 years that we dont get any full breed chicks shipped to Aruba, in the past morris hatcheries used to send us but they stopped breeding exotic breeds, they only ship layers and broilers now can any one recommend me a hatcherie or breeder

 

[ronott1]

22842CF5


Does any one know which hatchery or breeder can send day old chick internationaly??? Want some black copper marran, barred plymouth rock, blue cochins and some buff brahma

Can any one help me???
I live in Aruba and 3 years that we dont get any full breed chicks shipped to Aruba, in the past morris hatcheries used to send us but they stopped breeding exotic breeds, they only ship layers and broilers now can any one recommend me a hatcherie or breeder

I do not know of any that to that. It is not routine and involves vet checks and certificates. The country has to be on the list of Import Friendly for poultry too.

We cannon get eggs from places that have disease problems. Importing Ayem cemani from the Country they are from is impossible, so they have been imported from Sweden or one of those Nordic countries.

One thing that may be possible is to bring in Semen. You would of course have to have the same breed pullets but it is a way to get better genetics in.

 

[acemario]

7 day candling... one dud... Six are still going strong.

 

[RandyAruba]

Hallo peeps

I have candled the eggs in my incubator founf that 15 eggs were infertile so i toke them out but the other 27 are doing just fine

Can any one help me?????
I'm looking for a hatchery or breeder that can ship day old chicks to Aruba i'm looking for blue cochins, buff brahma, black copper marran and barred plymouth rock standard size (big breeds)

 

[Cynthia12]

Hi, I had thought a very annoying, poorly timed power outage which made me a day late to set had knocked me out of the game, but a P.M. from BYC's wonderful team let me know that it was okay, so mark down my 14 hatch-a-long eggs please! I have a mixture of Ameraucana (BBS and Wheaten) SBELS and Swedish Flower Hen eggs.

Yaay, glad you made it!